Indicating-label eor lanteen-slides



R. F. DAVIS.

INDLCATING LABEL FOR LANTERN SLIDES.

APPLICATION FILED DULY 29.1913.

1 1 94,966 Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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ROY FRANCIS DAVIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INDICATING-LABEL FOR LANTERN-SLIDES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 29, 1913. Serial No. 781,868.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Roy F. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Indicating-Labels for Lantern- Slides, of which the following is a specification. 7

My present invention relates to lantern slides and more particularly to indicating labels therefor, my object being to provide a label in one piece which will remain firmly and permanently in place on the slide so as to be visible at the edge even when the slides are in a pile or in a box, in order that any slide which is turned the wrong way may be seen and set right before starting.

It is a well-known fact that there are four ways of inserting a lantern slide, three of which are wrong, hence the importance of a label which will indicate the proper way at a glance.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my improved label, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the practical application of my improved label on a lantern slide. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the label removed, and Figs. 3, st and 5 are similar views illustrating certain arrangements which, though different, are within the scope of my invention.

Referring now to the figures, it will be seen that I provide a rectangular label A which is provided with a broad dividing line or stripe B extending in its direction of greatest length approximately centrally between its side edges and from one end thereof to a point short of its opposite end. At its latter end, the line or stripe B joins a transverse line or stripe C and the result is to divide the label into three fields, D, E and F.

In its application as shown in Fig. 1, the label is firmly affixed upon one side edge of a lantern slide G with its longitudinal line or stripe B approximately over such edge, so that even, with the slides arranged in a pile or in a box, the end fields F will be visible and the slides may be readily matched.

The side fields D and E extend upon 0pposite faces of the slide and mrve to receive identification marks or words descriptive of the series, if there be such, to which the slide belongs, and its particular description, while the end field F has marks or words as shown, indicating how this corner should be held.

By virtue of binding the edge of the slide, my improved label will remain firmly and permanently in position, and by careful attention to its indications, all ditficulty as to the identification of the slide and the proper position for insertion will be removed.

As shown in Fig. 3 I may, without departing from some of the broad principles of my invention, dispense with the transverse line or stripe C, using only the central longitudinal line or stripe B as shown in F igs. l and 2, and I may also and within some of the broad principles of the invention, utilize a longitudinal line or stripe B nearer one longitudinal edge of the label than the other, either with the transverse line or stripe C as shown in Fig. 4 or without the same as shown in Fig. 5.

I claim:

1. An indicating label for lantern slides having a transverse division stripe adjacent one end forming an indicating field at said end extending transversely across the label, and a longitudinal division stripe extending from said transverse stripe to the opposite end of the label and forming indicating fields at opposite sides of said longitudinal stripe, and an indicating mark in said transverse field at one corner of the label.

2. A rectangular label for lantern slides having a longitudinal stripe thereon contrasting in color with that of the face of the label, the said stripe extending from one end of the label and terminating short of the other end to form an indicating field at said end, and indicating fields at the opposite sides of the stripe, the said label being adapted to be folded and secured to opposite faces of the slide at one edge, with the stripe and the part of the indicating field in line with the end of the stripe showing at said edge, and an indicating mark in the portion of said field secured to one of the faces of the slide, the said indicating mark being in one corner of the label.

ROY FRANCIS DAVIS.

Witnesses:

C. V. HENDRICKS, JNo. W. THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916. 

